Senior Payroll & Pensions Officer
Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, Ruskington, NG34 9DL8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, full year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 9 £37,938.00 - £41,510.00 FTE
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description
Core Purpose
The successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of the payroll function and the efficient operation of the monthly payroll.To be the Trust expert on Pensions legislation and the operation of the Trust pension schemes, including leading on the implementation of pension and payroll related legislative and system changes. Ensuring the Trust discharges its obligations in relation to employees’ pension and payroll arrangements and compliance with current pensions legislation and the rules of the schemes administered.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
General Duties
•Being the primary contact for and having responsibility for the monthly payroll processing for the Trust
- Overseeing the payroll email inbox, ensuring that enquiries are responded to in a timely manner
- Checking of monthly payroll reports
- Working to ensure that any errors identified in the monthly payroll reports are rectified
- Ensuring monthly payroll is authorised by staff with authorisation responsibilities in line with the monthly payroll schedules and adhering to deadlines
- Month end reporting and reconciliations
- Ensuring accurate HMRC and RTI submissions
- Administration of staff pay rises including pay awards and annual pay spine increases on the payroll system, including preparation and processing of back pay calculations
- Ensuring and implementing correct payments for employees on Maternity/Adoption Leave/Shared Parental Leave and Long-Term Sickness
- Working with pension providers to ensure that pension schemes are administered in accordance with relevant schemes’ specifications
- Submission of starters, leavers and amendments forms to LGPS and Teachers Pension Scheme as necessary
- Coordinating and accurately preparing monthly LGPS (WYPF & ERPF) / Teachers’ Pension returns and reconciliation of contributions
- Supporting with the onboarding of new schools
•Maintaining up to date knowledge and awareness of statutory and internal developments affecting the payroll function
•Provision of payroll training to colleagues
•Liaison with auditors where necessary on any areas of payroll and/or pensions
•Support the Finance Manager with pension Auto Enrolment as per the legislation as required
•Attendance at relevant training courses to keep up to date with legislation and processes
Other
The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the postholder.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with LAAT Equal Opportunities policies.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the LAAT Health and Safety policies and procedures.
All employees need to be aware of the possible abuse of children and vulnerable adults and if you are concerned you need to follow the Academies’ Safeguarding Policy. In addition, employees working with children have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of during the course of their work.
What the school offers its staff
About Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
LAAT is dedicated to supporting school improvement and Christian distinctiveness, whilst maintaining each school as a special and unique place in the heart of its unique context. LAAT has been approved by the Department of Education as an academy sponsor to operate a number of academies under a single charitable company. It welcomes applications from Voluntary Controlled, Voluntary Aided and Community schools from the full spectrum of Ofsted judgements.
Since it was established LAAT has demonstrated its ability to provide excellent school improvement and back-office support to its schools, taking the majority to Ofsted Good.
Our Excellence, Exploration and Encouragement powered by Equity vision statement encapsulates the Trust we are today and the Trust we aspire to be in the future. It has meaningful resonance with the work we do and our commitment to overcoming the social inequality faced by our children and young people. We are passionate about improving the life chances of every child in our care, meeting them where they are.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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Additional documents
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About Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- leanne.holmes@laat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01526888482
Arranging a visit to Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email leanne.holmes@laat.co.uk.
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